Concrete patio construction in Pleasant Hill CA - a level spot for chairs and the grill
Cracked old slab or a bare patch of dirt out back? We pour a level patio you can set a table on and actually use.
What goes into a new concrete patio in Pleasant Hill?
Concrete patio construction in Pleasant Hill means our crew builds the forms, then pours and finishes a new slab out back, so you get a flat, solid place for a table, chairs and a grill. It's flatwork, the trade's word for ground-level slabs like patios, walks and driveways, and most of the job is the part you never see once it's done.
Most calls start with a cracked old slab, a patch of dirt that turns to mud when it rains, or a back door that opens onto nothing much. The price moves with the size, the finish, whether there's old concrete to break out and haul away, and most of all how the concrete gets from the truck to your backyard. The schedule turns on whether your address needs a permit, the hours the city allows work and the wait while the concrete hardens before you can use it, and the estimate gives you the price for your own yard.
What happens after you call about a patio in Pleasant Hill?
Call or send the form
Call (707) 750-8660 or send the form with the rough size you have in mind. We get back to you and set a time for me to come out.
I walk your yard with you
I come out, look at where the patio goes and ask how you use the space, since a spot for morning coffee and a spot for twelve at dinner aren't the same size. You get a written estimate that spells out the size, the finish and how we'll get the concrete back there, so you can compare it line by line with other quotes.
Sort out permits and paperwork
If you go ahead, we tell you which office handles your address, and in Pleasant Hill that's the city, which takes every building permit application through its online service center. When a patio needs a permit we do the paperwork for our part of the work, and it helps to know where your front property line is, because the city measures setbacks from it.
Pour, finish and clean up
The city allows construction on weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., so we set pour day inside those hours and plan around your cars, your kids and your neighbors. Our own crew pours and finishes, I'm usually there for it, and we leave the yard the way we found it, minus the old concrete.
How we build a concrete patio and what goes with it
Backyard patios come down to how the concrete gets back there, so during the estimate I walk the path from the street to the pour and the price reflects your gate, not a guess over the phone. On the job we break out and haul off any old slab, then dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the patio actually sits on, because a slab only stays as flat as what's under it. We set the forms so rain runs off away from the house instead of toward your back door, lay rebar, the steel that keeps any cracked sections from drifting apart, and pour early in the day so the top doesn't dry too fast and turn dusty later. Then we put on a broom finish, fine grooves that give bare feet and chair legs some grip, and cut control joints, shallow lines that give the slab a planned place to crack, before leaving it to cure, the slow hardening that sets how strong it ends up. If the budget gets tight, I'll tell you to cut the fancy finish before the base, because a plain patio on good ground outlasts a fancy one on bad ground, and concrete doesn't take feedback once it's hard.
Some patios are part of a bigger plan. If you want the look of stone, slate or brick, stamped concrete gets you there in the same slab, and a concrete sidewalk from the driveway or back door means nobody tracks mud across the new patio. We can plan them together, which usually saves the truck a trip.
Get a patio estimate based on your actual yard
We reply within one business day to set a time, and I come out to walk the yard and write up a free estimate, with no obligation to go ahead.
Concrete patio questions from Pleasant Hill homeowners
How much does a concrete patio cost in the Bay Area?
An installed 4-inch concrete slab in the Bay Area usually costs about $13 to $18 per square foot, and that's the going rate around here, not our price. One contractor's guide says two identical patios can differ in price by 30% depending on whether a truck can get within fifty feet of the pour, because otherwise the concrete goes in by wheelbarrow through a side gate or by pump. Your estimate is where you get the figure for your yard.
Which concrete patio finish is easiest to keep up?
Broom finish needs the least upkeep, while exposed aggregate, which shows the small stones in the mix, and stamped concrete both do better with resealing every so often. A finish guide from a contractor in another region ranks them the same way on cost, with broom cheapest, exposed aggregate next and stamped at the top, and says a stamped patio should be budgeted with a non-slip additive in the sealer.
How long does it take to build a concrete patio?
One contractor's guide puts a poured patio at two to three days on site, then 7 days before normal use while the concrete cures. If you have a party or a family visit coming, book the work so those 7 days end before it, and we'll pick the pour date with you around that.
Who is licensed to pour a patio in California?
A contractor with the state licensing board's C-8 Concrete classification is licensed to form, pour, place and finish flat concrete work like a patio. State guidance also lets a landscaping contractor take on concrete when it's part of a larger yard project, and it says a C-8 can't contract for a lattice patio cover, so a cover over your new slab may mean a separate contractor.
Will a new concrete patio crack like my old one did?
It can, because concrete cracks where the ground under it moves unevenly, so the honest goal is cracks along the lines we cut, not a slab that never cracks. Broom, exposed aggregate and stamped patios all last for decades when they're poured on a proper base and sealed as needed, so ask everyone quoting you what goes under the slab as well as what goes on top. Repairs stay visible because aged concrete is close to impossible to match, which is one more reason to get it right on the first pour.
How do I get my yard ready for a concrete patio pour?
Clear a path from the street to the patio spot and keep kids and pets inside on pour day, because fresh concrete can cause chemical burns and eye injuries. Our crew wears gloves and boots that concrete can't soak through, plus safety glasses, for the same reason, and we'll tell you at the estimate what needs to move, like a planter, a gate latch or the car.
Other concrete work that goes with a patio
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete makes sense when you want your patio to read as stone or brick from the kitchen window but still want one solid slab underfoot.
Concrete sidewalk building
A new walk from the driveway or side gate gives everyone a clean way to the patio and stops a muddy path from wearing through the lawn.
Book a patio estimate at your house
Have the rough size, the finish you're leaning toward and a few photos of the path from the street ready when you call (707) 750-8660 or use the form, because that path is where the price starts, and we're licensed and fully insured across Pleasant Hill and the cities around it.